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May 9 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April even though employment increased by an estimated 19,000 over the month as more people entered the job market. Calculated in the U.S. manner, the participation rate reached 64.5% in April.
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, f# @6 A2 f5 I0 U0 vOnly Manitoba registered significant jobs growth during the month. Overall, the decline in manufacturing jobs continues as a major trend with 112,000 factory jobs lost since April 2007.
9 B$ \& }" G* E/ S* BSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
; ?3 g) q" d+ }' `5 xRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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5 F7 \4 t9 P* |5 gNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
9 ^ v( S! Y4 IPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ' R. E8 [, ]0 |- R0 K. p
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
8 b* @9 v# T; t% l3 U" E; ?5 SNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 1 I# y @8 l$ q, z3 O0 T, r
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
6 A) r3 Z% L9 V! j' k) B; vOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 2 J; h" Z6 e; R
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
+ R' h4 c6 L4 w7 L9 l0 _: X. @Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
5 _- l, s6 J& T8 V& XAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
( y& d8 k- a n( m6 e6 nBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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